Webster's Dictionary 1913

1810

Libertinism

Lib″er‐tin‐ism (–tĭn‐ĭz'm), n. 1. The state of a libertine or freedman. Hammond.2. Licentious conduct; debauchery; lewdness.3. Licentiousness of principle or opinion.That spirit...

1811

Liberty

Lib″er‐ty (lĭb″ẽr‐ty̆), n.; pl.Liberties (–tĭz). [OE. liberte, F. liberté, fr. L. libertas, fr. liber free. See Liberal.] 1. The state of a free person; exemption from subjectio...

1812

Libethenite

Li‐beth″en‐ite (lĭ‐bĕth″ĕn‐īt), n. [From Libethen, in Hungary, where it was first found.] (Min.) A mineral of an olive-green color, commonly in orthorhombic crystals. It is a hy...

1813

Libidinist

Li‐bid″i‐nist (lĭ‐bĭd″ĭ‐nĭst), n. [See Libidinous.] One given to lewdness.

1814

Libidinosity

Li‐bid′i‐nos″i‐ty (–nŏs″ĭ‐ty̆), n. The state or quality of being libidinous; libidinousness. Skelton.

1815

Libidinous

Li‐bid″i‐nous (–nŭs), a. [L. libidinosus, fr. libido, libidinis, pleasure, desire, lust, fr. libet, lubet, it pleases: cf. F. libidineux. See Lief.] Having lustful desires; char...

1816

Libken

{ Lib″ken (lĭb″kĕn), Lib″kin (lĭb″kĭn), } n. [AS. libban, E. live, v. i. + -kin.] A house or lodging. B. Jonson.

1817

Libra

‖Li″bra (lī″brȧ), n.; pl.Libræ (lī″brē). (Astron.) (a) The Balance; the seventh sign in the zodiac, which the sun enters at the autumnal equinox in September, marked thus ♎ in ...

1818

Libral

Li″bral (lī″bral), a. [L. libralis, fr. libra the Roman pound.] Of a pound weight. Johnson.

1819

Librarian

Li‐bra″ri‐an (lī̍‐brā″rĭ‐an), n. [See Library.] 1. One who has the care or charge of a library.2. One who copies manuscript books. Broome.

1820

Librarianship

Li‐bra″ri‐an‐ship, n. The office of a librarian.

1821

Library

Li″bra‐ry (lī″brā̍‐ry̆), n.; pl.Libraries (–rĭz). [OE. librairie, F. librairie bookseller's shop, book trade, formerly, a library, fr. libraire bookseller, L. librarius, from li...

1822

Librate

Li″brate (lī″brāt), v. i. [imp. & p. p.Librated (lī″brā̍‐tĕd); p. pr. & vb. n.Librating.] [L. libratus, p. p. of librare to balance, to make even, fr. libra. Cf. Level, Delibera...

1823

Librate (2)

Li″brate, v. t. To poise; to balance.

1824

Libration

Li‐bra″tion (lī̍‐brā″shŭn), n. [L. libratio: cf. F. libration.] 1. The act or state of librating. Jer. Taylor.2. (Astron.) A real or apparent libratory motion, like that of a ba...

1825

Libratory

Li″bra‐to‐ry (lī″brȧ‐tō̍‐ry̆), a. Balancing; moving like a balance, as it tends to an equipoise or level.

1826

Librettist

Li‐bret″tist (lĭ‐brĕt″tĭst), n. One who makes a libretto.

1827

Libretto

Li‐bret″to (lĭ‐brĕt″tō̍; It. lē̍‐brā̍t″tō̍), n.; pl. E. Librettos (–tōz), It. Libretti (–tē̍). [It., dim. of libro book, L. liber. See Libel.] (Mus.) (a) A book containing the w...

1828

Libriform

Li″bri‐form (lī″brĭ‐fôrm), a. [Liber + -form.] (Bot.) Having the form of liber, or resembling liber.Libriform cells, peculiar wood cells which are very slender and relatively th...

1829

Libyan

Lib″y‐an (lĭb″ĭ‐an), a. Of or pertaining to Libya, the ancient name of that part of Africa between Egypt and the Atlantic Ocean, or of Africa as a whole.

1830

Lice

Lice (līs), n.; pl. of Louse.

1831

Licensable

Li″cens‐a‐ble (lī″sens‐ȧ‐b'l), a. That can be licensed.

1832

License

Li″cense (lī″sens), n. [Written also licence.] [F. licence, L. licentia, fr. licere to be permitted, prob. orig., to be left free to one; akin to linquere to leave. See Loan, an...

1833

License (2)

Li″cense (lī″sens), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Licensed (lī″senst); p. pr. & vb. n.Licensing.] To permit or authorize by license; to give license to; as, to license a man to preach. Mil...

1834

Licensed

Li″censed (lī″senst), a. Having a license; permitted or authorized by license; as, a licensed victualer; a licensed traffic.Licensed victualer, one who has a license to keep an ...

1835

Licensee

Li′cen‐see″ (lī′sen‐sē″), n.(Law) The person to whom a license is given.

1836

Licenser

Li″cens‐er (lī″sens‐ẽr), n. One who gives a license; as, a licenser of the press.